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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2001
Applicants:
Masaomi Iiizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiharu Aikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Masaomi Iiizumi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiharu Aikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N005/225 ; H04N005/232 ; G03B017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rail groove is provided on an outer peripheral portion of a focus adjusting ring. A lens seat, supporting an image pickup lens, is attached to an escutcheon forming a main body. A plurality of engaging protrusions, provided on a front surface of the escutcheon around the lens seat, engage with the rail groove. Cam surfaces, formed on the focus adjusting ring, are brought into contact with protrusions of a bracket which mounts an imaging element. The rotational motion of the focus adjusting ring is converted into a linear or progressive motion of a bracket by the cam surfaces.